- Apr 22, 2012
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It's been a loooonnng time, but - I HAVE GOT THIS!!! I wouldn't say the feathers 'Just slip out', but they certainly don't need scalding - and I can do turkey tails and wings without needing pliers!
I learned this this fall, from a 1914 Agricultural Service leaflet, and it has made processing (especially turkeys) SO much easier.
1. 'The Spot' - draw an imaginary line from the hinge of the jaw upward, tangenital to the back edge of the eye. That's your path.
2. 'The Tool' - I'm using an Xacto knife - large handle, blade from Excel #20104.
3. The same knife is amazing for internally cutting the artery (inside the throat) - bleeding out is much faster and more thorough - and I don't dull my knife by accidentally getting a feather.
I learned this this fall, from a 1914 Agricultural Service leaflet, and it has made processing (especially turkeys) SO much easier.
1. 'The Spot' - draw an imaginary line from the hinge of the jaw upward, tangenital to the back edge of the eye. That's your path.
2. 'The Tool' - I'm using an Xacto knife - large handle, blade from Excel #20104.
3. The same knife is amazing for internally cutting the artery (inside the throat) - bleeding out is much faster and more thorough - and I don't dull my knife by accidentally getting a feather.
